Executive Director, Contracts & Pricing Strategy Oncology & Ophthalmology

Company: Amgen
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: February 2, 2026

Job Description:

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you are a part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do. Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. What you will do Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role, the Executive Director, Contracts & Pricing Strategy Oncology & Ophthalmology is a senior leader within the U.S. Value & Access (USV&A) organization and a core member of the Contracts & Pricing Strategy and Execution Leadership Team. This individual is accountable for setting and executing U.S. payer and provider contracting, pricing, and access strategies across Amgens Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios to ensure optimal patient access while achieving enterprise net price and gross-to-net (GTN) objectives.The Executive Director will lead, recruit, and develop a high-performing team responsible for translating portfolio strategy into brand-specific execution. This role requires close collaboration with Brand Leads/General Managers to align short- and long-term pricing and contracting objectives, including making disciplined strategic tradeoffs between coverage, access, and financial performance.To ensure strategic and executional alignment, the Executive Director will serve as a key integrator across Brand, Finance, Commercial Data & Analytics (CD&A), Medical, Patient Access, Value Marketing, Global Health Economics (GHE), Trade, Policy, Legal, and Compliance. The role will also support the Market Access and National Account teams in major payer, provider, GPO, and health system engagements. Key Responsibilities: Portfolio Strategy & Leadership Own and execute U.S. payer and provider contracting and pricing strategy across the Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios, ensuring consistency where appropriate while accounting for therapeutic, site-of-care, and channel-specific dynamics Establish portfolio-level contracting guardrails, decision frameworks, and governance to guide brand-level execution and tradeoff decisions Serve as a member of the Oncology Leadership Core Team, contributing to cross-portfolio strategy and execution across the business unit Forecasting, Planning & Financial Stewardship In partnership with Brand, Finance, and CD&A teams, provide forecasted coverage, pricing, and GTN assumptions into: Quarterly Latest Estimate Discount Rate (LEDR) Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) Long-Range Scenario (LRS) planning including clear messaging for executive leadership. Lead proactive support for bi-annual strategic planning and quarterly performance reviews Manage budgets for all value-related workstreams across the Oncology and Ophthalmology portfolios Brand and Access Enablement Coach and empower teams to develop comprehensive coverage and net price plans for each product, including: Core pricing and access assumptions Payer and provider contract platforms Pull-through and execution resources for Market Access teams Collaborate with Patient Access and Brand teams to maintain and evolve patient support programs in real time to address access barriers and pull-through opportunities Partner with Value Marketing to develop therapeutic-area-specific value strategies, messaging, tools, and evidence generation plans aligned with brand strategy Collaborate with Training, Brand, and Sales to develop Market Access Team and field meeting content, semester plans of action, and coverage goals. Policy, External Environment & Partnerships Lead assessment and strategic response to U.S. pricing and reimbursement policy changes, including IRA implications, Medicare negotiation, inflation rebates, ASP dynamics, and 340B considerations Apply deep understanding of the buy-and-bill value chain, including GPOs, wholesalers, large provider networks, and health systems Liaise with the Biosimilars Business Unit and Global Oncology and Ophthalmology teams to inform pipeline strategy, lifecycle planning, and forecast assumptions Support business development and due diligence activities related to pricing, access, and GTN considerations Executive & Field Support Serve as a senior pricing and access leader in key payer, provider, GPO, and health system engagements Triage and resolve contracting and pricing-related issues for Sales and Market Access teams, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate training where needed Develop and deliver concise, executive-ready communications for senior leadership What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree and 6 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience, OR Masters degree and 10 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience, OR Bachelors degree and 12 years of marketing, sales management, pricing, or payer experience AND 6 years of managerial experience, including direct people leadership and/or leading complex cross-functional teams, programs, or resource allocation. Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading large, complex teams and delivering results in highly competitive markets Experience developing strategies to optimize payer and provider coverage, access, and net price Understanding of U.S. pricing and reimbursement, including Medicare Part B, IRA, ASP, and 340B implications Experience managing medical benefit gross-to-net forecasting and scenario planning. Experience in Oncology and/or Ophthalmology, or other physician-administered specialty markets Expertise in buy-and-bill market dynamics, including GPOs, wholesalers, and large provider networks Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative pricing analyses to inform price policy and contracting strategy Experience developing and communicating value narratives aligned with clinical and economic evidence Ability to lead in a matrixed environment, influencing stakeholders at all levels. Strategic mindset with high intellectual curiosity, creativity, and comfort navigating ambiguity Executive presence with the ability to deliver clear, credible, and influential communications to senior leadership What you can expect of us As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, well support your journey every step of the way. The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $278,505 to $ 323,292. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include: Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan Stock-based long-term incentives Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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